Nathan Leopold Jr., along with Richard Loeb, kidnapped and murdered Robert "Bobby" Franks in 1924. It quickly became known as "The Crime of the Century." What makes Leopold such an unlikely criminal is that his IQ was over 200, was the son of a millionaire, and wanted for absolutely nothing. Yet, he and Leob conspired to commit the "perfect crime" because - some would say - simply to see if they
had the super-intellect to pull it off.
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